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Rail Freight Market Report

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  • 41 Pages
  • July 2025
  • Region: Global
  • MarketLine
  • ID: 6176636
Global Rail Freight industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2019-24, and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

  • The rail freight market encompasses the transportation of goods by rail. This involves the movement of freight from one point to another, and the revenues generated from such transportation are included in this market.
  • The global rail freight sector recorded revenues of $278.40 billion in 2024, representing a compound negative annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.1% between 2019 and 2024.
  • Sector consumption volume increased with a CAGR of 1.4% between 2019 and 2024, reaching a total of 11.78 trillion FTK in 2024.
  • In 2024, the revenue of the global rail freight sector grew by 0.9% annually, fueled by rapid economic development and industrial activities, particularly automotive manufacturing and construction. According to the publisher, the Asia-Pacific construction industry grew by 2.4% in 2024, marking a recovery from a 1.1% decline in 2023.

Scope

  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the rail freight market in the global
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the global rail freight market
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key rail freight market players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Global rail freight market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Reasons to Buy

  • What was the size of the Global rail freight market by value in 2024?
  • What will be the size of the Global rail freight market in 2029?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Global rail freight market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • Who are the top competitors in the global's rail freight market?

Table of Contents

1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Market volume
1.4. Market volume forecast
1.5. Geography segmentation
1.6. Market rivalry
1.7. Competitive landscape
2 Market Overview
2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
3 Market Data
3.1. Market value
3.2. Market volume
4 Market Segmentation
4.1. Geography segmentation
5 Market Outlook
5.1. Market value forecast
5.2. Market volume forecast
6 Five Forces Analysis
6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry
7 Competitive Landscape
7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What strategies do the leading players follow?
7.3. What are the strengths of the leading players?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC
8.2. Union Pacific Corp
8.3. Deutsche Bahn AG
8.4. China National Railway Group Co Ltd
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related research
10.4. About the Publisher
List of Tables
Table 1: Global rail freight sector value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 2: Global rail freight sector volume: million FTK, 2019-24
Table 3: Global rail freight sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 4: Global rail freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 5: Global rail freight sector volume forecast: million FTK, 2024-29
Table 6: Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC: Key Facts
Table 7: Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC: Key Employees
Table 8: Union Pacific Corp: Key Facts
Table 9: Union Pacific Corp: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 10: Union Pacific Corp: Key Employees
Table 11: Deutsche Bahn AG: Key Facts
Table 12: Deutsche Bahn AG: Key Employees
Table 13: China National Railway Group Co Ltd: Key Facts
Table 14: China National Railway Group Co Ltd: Key Employees
Table 15: Global Exchange Rate, 2019-24
List of Figures
Figure 1: Global rail freight sector value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 2: Global rail freight sector volume: million FTK, 2019-24
Figure 3: Global rail freight sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 4: Global rail freight sector value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 5: Global rail freight sector volume forecast: million FTK, 2024-29
Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the global rail freight sector, 2024
Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the global rail freight sector, 2024
Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the global rail freight sector, 2024
Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global rail freight sector, 2024
Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global rail freight sector, 2024
Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global rail freight sector, 2024

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC
  • Union Pacific Corp
  • Deutsche Bahn AG
  • China National Railway Group Co Ltd